FIRST POSITION

FIRST POSITION

Matthew 8:21       “Then another of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, let me first go and bury my father.’”  Jesus is the First and the Last. Jesus will not accept any other position or any other place but the first place. Once we have promoted...
FIRST POSITION

FOLLOWING CORRECTLY

Matthew 8:19       “Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, ‘Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go’”  Can we really follow Jesus wherever He goes? Even when Jesus told His disciples that where He was going, that they couldn’t come there,...
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PROFESSION vs. MOTIVATION

Matthew 8:19-20       “Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, ‘Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.’”  Professing...
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HANDLING THE CROWD

Matthew 8:18       “And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side.”  Be wary of the multitudes. Being with the crowd could look exciting and inviting. The crowd gives a form of comfort and a sense of...
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CONCENTRATED

Matthew 8:16       “When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick…”  The power in your words are tied to the power in your life. When your life is...